A Maine man is facing accusations that he had sex with a dog and killed it earlier this year.

According to court documents, Thomas Wentworth, 55, of Durham denied having sex with the dog in an interview with his probation officer in February, but said he killed the dog by putting a bag over its head and filling it with ether.

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He claimed that the dog was howling in pain because it had Lyme disease.

Wentworth was on probation for a domestic violence conviction in 2015.

Wentworth is also accused of threatening a former girlfriend who told his probation officer that she witnessed him have sex with the dog, but did not see him kill it.

According to the court documents, Wentworth also tested positive for alcohol in his system, a violation of probation. He was arrested on a probation hold.